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Monday February 11, 2019 05:52 PM The union representing state troopers says a contract dispute between western Pennsylvania health giants UPMC and Highmark could have a negative impact on troopers and their families Written by The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The union representing state troopers says a contract dispute between western Pennsylvania health giants UPMC and Highmark could have a negative impact on troopers and their families. The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association said Monday that its contract expires next year, while UPMC could stop accepting Highmark insurance at in-network rates at the start of July. The union is concerned that troopers and their families could have to pre-pay for treatment at UPMC facilities for six months or longer. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro sued UPMC last week, seeking to prevent it from ending a business relationship with Highmark Health. UPMC has said state law doesn't give Shapiro's office authority to … [Read more...] about Union says insurers’ dispute could adversely affect troopers

By the time the federal jury returned a verdict on Oct. 17, two large St. Louis law firms had expended hundreds of thousands of dollars in billable hours and approximately $100,000 in costs just to force an insurance company to pay a Manchester couple’s fire-damage claim of $19,000. “It was my first fire case,” said the ... … [Read more...] about Big-firm attorneys get pro bono win in insurance dispute

A lawsuit over the $500,000 life insurance policy of a St. Charles man who killed his twin daughters and wounded his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself in March 2017 has been settled. Days before his death, Randy Coffland changed beneficiaries on an insurance policy from 16-year-olds Brittany and Tiffany Coffland to be split between his brother, Russell Coffland of Concord, North Carolina, and a close friend, Terry Spurgeon, of Glendale Heights. Anjum Coffland sued in August 2017, arguing her estranged husband suffered from mental illness and was not of sound mind when he made the insurance change and that she should receive the money instead.At the time, Anjum's Coffland's attorney noted it would be an "uphill battle" to win the case, which after a year of court dates and continuances, appeared headed to trial later this year.But attorneys reached a settlement in late September that gives: $250,000 to Russell Coffland; $150,000 to Anjum Coffland and $100,000 to … [Read more...] about Settlement reached in insurance dispute after St. Charles man killed twins, self

A lawsuit over the $500,000 life insurance policy of a St. Charles man who killed his twin daughters and wounded his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself in March 2017 has been settled. Days before his death, Randy Coffland changed beneficiaries on an insurance policy from 16-year-olds Brittany and Tiffany Coffland to be split between his brother, Russell Coffland of Concord, North Carolina, and a close friend, Terry Spurgeon, of Glendale Heights. Anjum Coffland sued in August 2017, arguing her estranged husband suffered from mental illness and was not of sound mind when he made the insurance change and that she should receive the money instead.At the time, Anjum's Coffland's attorney noted it would be an "uphill battle" to win the case, which after a year of court dates and continuances, appeared headed to trial later this year.But attorneys reached a settlement in late September that gives: $250,000 to Russell Coffland; $150,000 to Anjum Coffland and $100,000 to … [Read more...] about Settlement in insurance dispute for St. Charles man who killed twins, self

Lee Bergquist Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 10:47 p.m. UTC May 24, 2018 A state appeals court ruled Thursday that a permit issued over an oil pipeline expansion by Enbridge Inc. must go back to Dane County to settle issues related to stricter insurance requirements county officials imposed on the company. Judges for the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Madison said that property owners affected by the expansion of pipeline capacity had the right to challenge whether Enbridge had adequate insurance under state law to cover environmental damage from a 42-inch-diameter pipeline that can move up to 1.2 million barrels of crude oil a day. But the judges also said members of the county's zoning committee must apply "correct interpretations" of a 2015 state law, pushed by Republicans lawmakers, that was targeted squarely at the county. RELATED: Greasing oil's path Enbridge's pipeline work across Wisconsin, including construction of pumping stations, … [Read more...] about Appeals court sends Enbridge insurance dispute back to Dane County over massive pipeline project